How to write 韭

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 韭

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Meaning of 韭

Pinyin jiǔ

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韭 (jiǔ) 1. 【本义】: 韭菜 - [En.] Chinese chives - A perennial herbaceous plant with slender and flat leaves, blooming small white flowers in summer and autumn; both the leaves and flowers can be consumed when tender, and the seeds can be used in medicine. Commonly abbreviated as "韭," as in "韭黄." 2. 【引】 - 1 《说文》: 韭，菜名，一种而久者，故谓之韭。 - [En.] "Shuowen": Chives, a name for a vegetable, it has been one kind for a long time. - 2 《夏小正·正月》: 囿有见韭。 - [En.] "Xia Xiao Zheng, January": In the garden, chives can be seen. - 3 《山海经·北山经》: 丹熏之山，其草多韭。 - [En.] "Shan Hai Jing, Book of North Mountains": On the Danxun Mountain, there are many chives. - 4 《礼记·曲礼》: 韭曰丰本。 - [En.] "Liji, Qu Li": Chives are said to be the abundant base. - 5 《诗·豳风·七月》: 四之日其蚤，献羔祭韭。 - [En.] "Shijing, Bin Feng, July": On the fourth day, early in the morning, offering lamb as a sacrifice to the chives. 3. 【其他】 - 某些葱属植物的通称 - [En.] Common name for certain species of the onion family. - Example: 如: 大花韭; 多叶韭; 卵叶韭; 天山韭; 矮韭 - [En.] For example: large-flowered chives; many-leafed chives; ovate-leaved chives; Tianshan chives; dwarf chives.

韭菜 jiǔ cài

garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives)

韭黄 jiǔ huáng

hotbed chives